Presidential race begins:
Thirteen in the fray
THIRTEEN candidates in the Presidential race handed
in their nominations yesterday to Elections Commissioner Dayananda
Dissanayake at the Elections Secretariat in Rajagiriya. The two main
contenders in the November 17 poll, UPFA candidate Prime Minister
Mahinda Rajapakse and UNP candidate Opposition Leader Ranil
Wickremesinghe handed over their nominations to the Commissioner at the
auspicious times of 10.37 a.m. and 9.44 a.m.
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Commissioner urges candidates to ensure violence-free poll
ELECTIONS Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake called
upon all candidates to ensure a free and fair election sans violence on
November 17 when he met Presidential candidates yesterday. Making a
special statement after receiving nominations from the 13 presidential
candidates vying for the fifth executive presidency.
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